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This was a pesticide invented to fight Malariya.
What is DDT
100
Has a pH below 7
What is an acid?
100
This is any alteration to the environment that produces a condition that is harmful to living things.
What is pollution?
100
These are wastes that break down naturally.
What is non-persistent?
100
Watering lawns and washing clothes cause pollution to this type of water.
What is surface water?
200
When a pesticide accumulates in the tissues of organisms.
What is Biomagnification
200
Changes color in the presence of an acid or a base.
What is an indicator?
200
This unit is equal to 1 mg/kg
What is ppm?
200
These two elements cause algae to bloom and resulting in low oxygen levels in water.
What is phosphates and nitrates?
200
This is an underground reserve of water.
What is an aquifer?
300
This is a carbon containing nutrient.
What is organic nutrient
300
This is caused by gases being released into the environment and reacting with moisture in the air.
What is acid precipitation?
300
This type of toxicity is diagnosed after many exposures to a toxin.
What is chronic toxicity?
300
These are the most useful organisms to use as a biological indicator of water quality.
What is a macroinvertebrate?
300
These are the two types of landfills.
What is sanitary and secure?
400
These are the four organic nutrients.
What is carbs, proteins, lipids, vitamins?
400
Salt and water are formed in this reaction.
What is acid-base neutralization?
400
This is the full name for LD 50
What is Lethal Dose 50
400
Drainpipes and smokestacks are classified as ________ type of pollutant.
What is point source?
400
These are the 3 stages of waste water treatment.
What is primary, secondary, and tertiary?
500
These are the 3 minerals in a bag of fertilizer.
What is nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium.
500
These are the two S words used in factories to reduce emissions
What is scrubber and sorbent?
500
These three differences affect how different organisms react to a toxin.
What is body mass, metabolism, and lifestyle?
500
This occurs with algae to cause low oxygen levels
What is decomposition?
500
This is the liquid that results as wastes decompose and rainwater filters down through a landfill.
What is leachate?